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Trump

Pronunciation: /tɹʌmp/

The English word “Trump” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Donald Trump (b. 1946), a businessman, television personality, and current president of the United States of America (2017–2021, 2025–present).
  2. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.

Etymology

The surname has two sources. * English (Devon): an occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”). * German (Bavaria): from German Trump, possibly an occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”), although the alternative forms Trumpf, Drumpf cannot be derived from this (except by postulating them to be hypercorrections) * The place in…

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